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who is equal with the Father.He proclaimed Him tobe the eternal One,who came after himand yet existed before him.John also identifiedJesus as the One sentto dispel spiritualdarkness and Who cameas the heavenly Lordof eternal Life.John knew he wasnot sufficiently worthyto even carry the sandalsof the One about Whom he testified.

your years, alwaysstay in a humble mindset.God resists the proudbut blesses a humble heart.‘Be not wise in yourown eyes; fear the Lord,and turn away from evil.’(The Book of Proverbs 3: 7 in the Holy Bible) .

God revealed himself to usin all his wisdom and insight.God’s plan is directedto the fulness of time.God will unite all things in him.So is the joy of God.

with strength andpower for the fight.God Himself hasgiven us the powerof the Holy Spirit,the fortitude thatcomes from Him,and through Him,all the wonders ofcreation stand withthose who stand with God.

will amass the wealthof spiritual awareness.The one who is motivatedonly by the desire forthe fruits of their action,and anxious about the results,is miserable indeed.’(Quotes from the great Hindu spiritual classic Bhagavat Gita)

he demanded fromhis own self,as a monk,for far deeperand purer personhood.

easygoing,even then, life canget stressful.When stress takesover, even forthose who appearto be the calmest,it can lead toa sort of madnessand unrest.Then you will seekcalmness of the mind.

God has given usand it ought tobe devotedentirely to God.Bring every thoughtinto captivityto the obedience of God.In the time of trialsgiving your imaginationto God can increaseyour faith in Godand the Spirit of Godwill abide in you.

only to a partialfreedom anda partial life.But if ignoranceis not bliss, thenneither too isknowledge in itself.

I will emerge stronger,more focused and vital.In the encounter with pain,I am purified,emptiedand renewed.I die only to risemore hope-filled and grateful.

of nature andform a sense ofcloseness andcaring withfamily and friendscome very oftento God and believein the existenceof a loving Godwho cares andcomforts neverto leave alone.

they no longer seekhappiness from the external world.They have nothing to gainor lose by any action;neither people nor thingscan affect their security.Strive constantlyto serve the welfareof the world;by devotion to selflesswork one attainsthe supreme goal of life.Do your work withthe welfare of othersalways in mind.’(Inspirational quotes from the spiritual classic of HinduismBhagavat Gita)

Seraphim’s devotion,by angels’ obedience,by resurrection’s hopeunto reward,by Patriarchs’ prayersby Prophets’ word of power,by Apostles’ preachingby Confessors’ faith,by Holy Virgins’ purity,by righteous men’s deeds.(Reflections on The Deer’s Song: Lorica Of St. Patrick)

at the level of the Self.You are free to loveor reject and hateanother, in the momentsof deep interaction.Repulsion or attraction,rejection or acceptancemay creep in a relationship.But you always meetanother person in loveat the level of the Self.

mirrors the journeythrough our lives.Our sufferings are like the dizzyingheart-Wrenching narrow passesthrough the ancient rocks.We simply move onuntil we cannotjourney further.And in acceptingour humanity as it is,the peak appears before us.

As the branchcannot bearfruit of itself,unless it abidesin the vine,neither can you,unless youabide in Me.I am the vine,you are the branches.He who abidesin Me, and Iin him, bearsmuch fruit;for without Meyou can do nothing.(Ref. To St. John’s Gospel)

God’s Word is giving me speech,God’s Hand is guiding me,God’s Way is stretching before me.(The singular ‘is’ is purposeful)(Reflections on TheDeer’s Song: Lorica Of St. Patrick)

far beyond measureand yet we find thatall that is to be understoodor to be desired is stillnot God,but that wheremind and desire end,in that darknessGod shines.(Human brain is incapable of knowing God.We struggle through our prayer life to attain God’s nearness. But if God does not appear in our darkness,we shall never know God. This…

indicates whatwill happen toall God’s enemiesglobally.A day is comingwhen all Israelwill be saved.God’s people willbe fully restoredto their promisedland, and Christwill be enthronedas King of kings andLord of lords,upon MountZion’s holy hill.(Ref. to obadiah-1-21)

Though each spoke is essentialin keeping the wheel wholeno spokes are the same.The rim of the wheel is ourliving sense of community,family, relationship.But the common hubwhere all the spokes joinis the one center in the infinite wheelwhere all souls meet.I am unique and I live out my uniqueness.But when I dare to look into my…

that i may hear his call.Let me listen toand trust God’s voice.I like to fall in prostration.I want to abandon myselfas a pleasing sacrificeto my God,The Almighty One.

articulates and communicatesdeepened levels of intimacyand union.Such words of lovethemselves evokeoccasions of this communion,which is a mode of knowingnot wholly availableto what can be communicatedin quantitative, verifiable forms.

pure spiritand pure creativity.Reality streams from us.But we have the choiceto emanate loveor non-love.

to our loved onesbeyond death,we light candlesat the graves ofour relativesand friends.Some of themlive on in us,and at the sametime we feelthat some of uswho were notloving to usare notrememberedin love.(Graphic: angel-white-flower-burning-candle-600w-122926 3090 Shutterstock)